I don't understand your point, people like Sajiv Javid and Sadiq Khan are British by birth and very British in character, and the fact that Sajiv Javid was elected as a (Conservative!) MP and is talked of as a possible PM shows that they are generally accepted as such. The surest way of preventing people of immigrant descent from integrating is to suggest that they cannot be properly British!

Giving power to a person with a foreign background (very possibly only because of political-correctness) is a completely other thing.

I haven't seen much of this Javid guy just because he came relatively soon (although I already have high reservations toward him), but Sadiq Khan has proven to be unreliable and actually destructive in some way to the people of London and UK.
He's not suitable for this position. Definitely!

And I don't see another reason for him to be there, just by this argument that we need more politically-correct people in office (as the demographics is obviously rapidly changing).

But giving so much power just because of political-correctness is VERY wrong at its core.

And by saying all this, I'm still not saying that idiots and traitors like Corbyn (who are supposedly very British; this is actually debatable) are a better option.

They haven't been given power because of political correctness or anything else, but were elected to their posts. Sajiv Javid is MP for Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, about as English a place as you could find, more than 95% white British in population, so according to your logic British people shouldn' t be allowed to choose him to represent them!

They haven't been given power because of political correctness or anything else, but were elected to their posts. Sajiv Javid is MP for Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, about as English a place as you could find, more than 95% white British in population, so according to your logic British people shouldn' t be allowed to choose him to represent them!

Not that necessarily they shouldn't. I haven't said such a thing. That is more of your presumption.

What I've said (and how the discussion actually started) was when your fellow countryman said that Sajid is there because he was born in the UK. He also said that "we in the UK decide" as if he knew beforehand that I'm a separate "we".
I was actually feeling myself very British, and comments like these show once again that there are double standards.
Eastern Europeans are looked down as a different (non-British bunch) while migrants from the Third World are being treated with priviliges.
So (according to your liberal logic) I should have the same right to be your PM as Savid Javid or your mayor as Khan, as I consider myself a more reliable person than him.

I think the guy that actually started this should be kind of ashamed as he never knew if I was British or not. And in modern times there are actually no limitations of being British. You could become for a day.

Giving power to a person with a foreign background (very possibly only because of political-correctness) is a completely other thing.

I haven't seen much of this Javid guy just because he came relatively soon (although I already have high reservations toward him), but Sadiq Khan has proven to be unreliable and actually destructive in some way to the people of London and UK.
He's not suitable for this position. Definitely!

And I don't see another reason for him to be there, just by this argument that we need more politically-correct people in office (as the demographics is obviously rapidly changing).

But giving so much power just because of political-correctness is VERY wrong at its core.

And by saying all this, I'm still not saying that idiots and traitors like Corbyn (who are supposedly very British; this is actually debatable) are a better option.

You are barking up the wrong tree with Sajid Javid. He is not 'politically correct' at all. He has been criticised by the left and Human Rights organisation for calling out Pakistani rape gangs as 'sick'. He wants those convicted, where possible, to be stripped of British nationality and deported. He is also opposed to mass immigation and wants more immigration control.

No, you misunderstand.
The claim that two politicians are not British (when they definitely are) and therefore not to be trusted comes across as racist.
What is it that makes them non British? Is it their colour, their faith, their ethnicity?
Because all of the above is covered by the concept of British nationality.

You are barking up the wrong tree with Sajid Javid. He is not 'politically correct' at all. He has been criticised by the left and Human Rights organisation for calling out Pakistani rape gangs as 'sick'. He wants those convicted, where possible, to be stripped of British nationality and deported. He is also opposed to mass immigation and wants more immigration control.

Since genetic is off limit here, we can talk about cultural and national backgrounds here.
Sajid Javid has a Pakistani background; this doesn't mean he will help people with similar backgrounds.
I have heard of cases where people treat their "fellow people" worse so they can be considered "fair" or "just".
"The left" has a poor connotation today; it can mean unquestioned, unconditional, or even improper kindness or sympathy towards all.

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